We’ve built a research-backed plan that starts with your destination in mind. We call it 
Via Hendrix. It’s an education that moves and grows with you, propelling you forward, preparing you for your first job after college and every job after. Via Hendrix, you’ll:

A path that grows with you.

• Participate in a First-Year Experience that teaches you to make the most of college through discussions, assignments, and community activities.

• Grow your skills through a guaranteed, full-time and semester-long co-op placement that gives you real work or research experience. 

• Build a foundation in the liberal arts that prepares you to adapt as the world changes. 

• Have an entire support team from day one, including integrated advising and a Senior-Year Action Plan.

VIA STRATEGY
VIA GUIDANCE
VIA EXPERIENCE 

Via Hendrix means you can ask big questions and make new discoveries at every step. You’ve found the path that changes everything.

Riley Brady, ‘27

You should come to Hendrix because it's going to set you up for the most successful path in life possible. The small classrooms, family-like connectedness on campus, the support from your professors are honestly very special and unique to Hendrix. It's something that is always going to make you feel supported and give you the connections you need to be very successful in life. It is diverse in the fact that you can try a multitude of different things. There are so many different activities, events, leadership boards that are happening all the time on campus...And for athletes, if you want to play athletics, collegiate athletics, and also prioritize your academics, Hendrix is the most beautiful and perfect balance of that.

It’s a real-world, hands-on, full-time experience. In your junior year, you will complete a 14-week professional work experience with one of our industry partners. You’ll build a professional network, experience work culture, and graduate with experience that sets you apart.

WHAT IS A CO-OP?

Every Hendrix student. There’s no one-size-fits-all: You and your Integrated Advising Team design your co-op experience around your academic interests and goals. Flexible pathways ensure this works for every major and with athletes, double majors, and students who want to study abroad.

WHO GETS A CO-OP?

Your Integrated Advising Team helps you pick classes, set goals, find the co-op that’s right for you, and eventually turn your experience into a career. Because they work with you all four years, they will help you connect your interests, academics, and career goals.

WHAT DOES “INTEGRATED ADVISING” MEAN?

Via Hendrix offers the best way to learn to prepare for your future. By focusing on thinking, doing, and support, Via Hendrix ensures you’re ready to take on new challenges with adaptable skills. It means you’ll graduate ready for what comes next, whether that’s a first job, graduate study, or blazing a pathway to somewhere new.

WHY INTEGRATE ACADEMICS AND CO-OP?

Your co-op is built into your Hendrix journey. It’s part of a clear, four-year plan that starts day one. It’s powered via first-year and senior-year experiences that prepare you to maximize your professional experience, early exploration that helps you discover your passions, and coursework that shows you how to take it forward.

HOW DOES MY HENDRIX CO-OP WORK?

No problem! You don’t have to have it all figured out. Via Hendrix, you’ll explore interests, test ideas, and find direction with a full team behind you.

WHAT IF I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO YET?

• Hendrix College remakes liberal arts education with a career-readiness strategy. 
• Hendrix College Reveals Via. 
• Hendrix College launches Via Hendrix program, requiring work experience for all students.
• Hendrix College will adopt a career ‘co-op’ initiative, ensuring students to complete immersive work or research placement. 
• Hendrix College launches work experience into Via curriculum.

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